BENZIE COUNTY, MI. (THECOUNT) — Missing Southfield, Michigan woman, Adrienne Quintal, has been located deceased, according to family members.

Quintal, who was last seen in October at her family’s cabin in Honor, about 20 miles south of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, was found dead around 1:30 p.m. submerged in about 3 feet of water.

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The Benzie County Sheriff’s department has not officially identified the body found as Quintal, but expects to have it identified by Monday, reports ClickOnDetroit.

The family, who found the body, believe it belongs to Quintal.

Investigators had postponed search for missing Southfield woman until spring when family members made the grisly discovery.

The Benzie County Sheriff’s Office said the body was found about 500 feet away from the cabin and was described as a rugged area that searches couldn’t have reached prior.

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Geo quick facts: Benzie County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,525. The county seat is Beulah. The county was initially set off in 1863 and organized in 1869 – Wikipedia.